[comp.ai.neural-nets] NN Questions

chank@cb.ecn.purdue.edu (King Chan) (10/05/90)

Greetings,


   I would like propose two neural network questions. Perhaps someone

   can give me some insight as to their solution.


   I.  Input Representation for Variable Length Data

       It appears that most nn inputs are of fixed length (i.e
       the number of input neurons are static).  However, there
       are cases where this is not applicable.  For instance, a 2-D
       connection table representation of chemical structure will
       vary in size depending on the molecule.  Is there a way to
       get around this ?


II.   Functional Relationship Training with Missing Data

      Has there been any work on NN training and recall when
      all the input and/or output node information is unavailable.
      It appears to me that a value of 0 for an unknown attribute
      value is insufficient.  Any Comments ?



I hope these questions merit some discussion.
Thank you very much.


chank@cn.ecn.purdue